Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Birth: Laramie
County, Wyo. Date of issue: 3 July 1902. Citation: Left cover and, under fire, rescued a
wounded comrade from drowning.

Bell, Dennis

Rank and organization: Private, Troop H, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Tayabacoa, Cuba, 30 June 1898. Entered service at: Washington, D.C.
Birth: Washington, D.C. Date of issue: 23 June 1899. Citation: Voluntarily went ashore in
the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after several
previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.

Lee, Fitz

Rank and organization: Private, Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Tayabacoa, Cuba, 30 June 1898. Entered service at: Dinwiddie County,
Va. Birth: Dinwiddie County, Va. Date of issue: 23 June 1899. Citation: Voluntarily went
ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this
after several previous attempts had been frustrated.

Penn, Robert

Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born:
10 October 1872, City Point, Va. Accredited to: Virginia. G.O. No.: 501, 14 December 1898.
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Iowa off Santiago de Cuba, 20 July 1898. Performing his duty
at the risk of serious scalding at the time of the blowing out of the manhole gasket on
board the vessel, Penn haulted the fire while standing on a board thrown across a coal
bucket 1 foot above the boiling water which was still blowing from the boiler.

Thompkins, WIlliam H.

Rank and organization: Private, Troop G, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Tayabacoa, Cuba, 30 June 1898. Entered service at: Paterson, N.J.
Birth: Paterson, N.J. Date of issue: 23 June 1899. Citation. Voluntarily went ashore in
the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after several
previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.

Wanton, George (First black man to receive
Medal of Honor )

Rank and organization: Private, Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Tayabacoa, Cuba, 30 June 1898. Entered service at: Paterson, N.J.
Birth: Paterson, N.J. Date of issue: 23 June 1899. Citation: Voluntarily went ashore in
the face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after several
previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.

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